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Share Participants who attended the two day meeting on the implementation of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage held from 10 – 11 March 2021 in Namibia reiterated the importance of protecting underwater cultural heritage in Africa. The meeting increased awareness about the 2001 Convention and improved collaboration at national and regional level to ensure strengthened protection of underwater cultural heritage in Africa. It contributed to UNESCO’s continued efforts to improve Member States’ capacities in protecting their submerged heritage, such as shipwrecks and sunken structures. Over 100 stakeholders including regional and international experts on underwater cultural heritage attended the meeting (either physically or virtually) and emphasised the urgency of protecting underwater cultural heritage in the Africa region. Speakers included representatives of national authorities, leading archaeologists, senior cultural heritage ex

Mika odidoLazzare eloundouIntergovernmental oceanographic commission coordinator in africaUnderwater cultural heritageMember stateAfrican statesநீருக்கடியில் கலாச்சார பாரம்பரியம்உறுப்பினர் நிலை